Traverse City - Boardman Valley - February 2010 — Riding with Travel writers from all over the midwest and Canada — Photo courtesy Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals — www.michigansnowmobile.com/bluesky
>> Read More >>Benzie County Ride Report (Photo) - 1/13/10
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Good coverage, no wind, soft snow. Good to excellent trail conditions from Crystal Mountain to Wellston. Very few sleds on the trail. Great day for a ride.
REPORT COURTESY NICK NERBONNE AT Crystal Mountain
Traverse City Snowmobile Photos
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Latest photos from the Traverse City, Michigan, snowmobile trails…
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>> Read More >>Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals
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The Snowmobile Rental Experts for Northern Michigan!
Blue Sky Rentals, Inc. is the premier Traverse City snowmobile rental outfitter. Sled the pristine trails of northern Michigan in style on our new and late model Polaris and Arctic Cat snowmobiles. Rentals are easy to pick-up and drop off at our Traverse City staging area at Peegeo’s, within [...]
Sunny Woods Resort Snowmobile Lodging Packages - Benzie County
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2009-2010 Winter Specials
Weekend Special - Pay for 2 nights, stay for 3 (Thursday - Sunday)
Weekday Special - Pay for 2 nights, stay for 4 (Sunday - Thursday)
We are offering this rate based on availability. Rates are as follows:
1 bedroom: $69.00 a night.
A weekend 3 night stay is $138.00(plus tax)
A weekday 4 night stay is [...]
Blue Sky Rentals - Stay and Play Packages - Traverse City
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In association with several lodging establishments, we are pleased to present you with our new Stay and Play Package options.
Standard packages include one snowmobile, one nights lodging, and a complimentary gift card at Peegeo’s. Stay and Play Packages can be tailored to your request. All packages are booked through Blue Sky, and most of your [...]
Sunny Woods Resort / Motel & Campground
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Located on the Platte River, Sunny Woods offers a variety of lodging accommodations ranging from clean, comfortable motel rooms to cabins, and campsites. Every motel rooms has a small refrigerator, microwave oven, in-room coffee, phone, cable television and air conditioning. Rooms are available with either a single, queen-size bed or two, full-size beds. The heated, [...]
>> Read More >>Ranch Rudolf - Traverse City
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Sid, Melody, LeeAnn & Justin Hamill invite you to spend a week, weekend or just a night at Ranch Rudolf, a 195 acre Four Season Resort which is just 12 miles S.E. of Traverse City on the Beautiful Boardman River, surrounded by the Pere Marquette State Forest. The Ranch has 16 motel units, a Bunkhouse [...]
>> Read More >>Honor Motel - Benzie County
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Our classic “Mom & Pop” establishment offers traditional Motel lodging with a personal touch. You will find 16 clean, comfortable and modern rooms with all the amenities in a beautiful small town country setting. All rooms include: * Air Conditioning * Smoke - FREE * Cable TV w/remote * In-Room Coffee * Refrigerator and Microwave [...]
>> Read More >>Sleeping Bear Resort - Benzie Area
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Sleeping Bear Resort has clean, modern lakefront cottages with fully equipped kitchens and living rooms for your northern michigan stay. The sleeping bear resort offers log cabins that range from large lodges to cozy cabins. choose from: *6 Bedroom ” bears den “, cabin 5 bedroom lodge, & 2 bedroom cabins. We welcome children! there [...]
>> Read More >>George’s Retreat - Benzie County
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George’s Retreat is a one-bedroom, one-bath, pet-friendly cabin situated on 10 acres in beautiful northern Michigan. The location is central to Traverse City, Manistee and Cadillac, providing the ideal base from which to explore everything the region has to offer.
Amenities include sleeping accommodations for six, a full kitchen, linens, deck, grill, fire pit, sauna and [...]
All Seasons Lodge - Benzie County
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All Seasons Lodge is a comfortable, peaceful, relaxing, three bedroom, two bath home, newly built in 2006, nestled in the pines on a private drive off M115 Highway just 1/2 mile from the entrance of Crystal Mountain Ski and Golf Resort. The Betsie River is 1/2 mile. Just a short drive to area lakes, for [...]
>> Read More >>Laughing Horse Saloon & Restaurant
15888 Lindy RD.
Thompsonville Mi
(231) 378-4876
Laughing Horse Saloon in Thompsonville has great food! — Trish
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Great Rides in Benzie County
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I still love the Benzie area to snowmobile. They did a great job with the trails this year. Riding to Money (Plat River Inn) in Honor is also great for Breakfast or Lunch. Ride in and warm up at the fire place. The Money brothers always make you feel at home. [...]
>> Read More >>Traverse City - Stay and Play Packages at Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals
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In association with several lodging establishments, Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals is pleased to present you with our new Stay and Play Package options. Standard packages include one snowmobile rental, one nights lodging, and a complimentary gift card at Peegeo’s. Stay and Play Packages can be tailored to your request. All packages are booked through Blue [...]
>> Read More >>A DAY IN THE WOODS, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA: SNOWMOBILING “TRAVERSE CITY STYLE”
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By MIKE NORTON
TRAVERSE CITY — As president of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association, Ed Klim has experienced some of the world’s most exotic snowmobiling spots.
So where is his favorite trail?
Not in Colorado or Montana, or even in Alaska. It’s Traverse City’s Boardman Valley Trail: an 80-mile network of scenic routes that wanders through thick green [...]


